Recruitment reimagined: Navigating compliance and enhancing the candidate experience
Date: 24th July
Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Speakers: Stephen Rookes from Strategic Risk & Compliance Consultancy Ltd (SRC) and Chris McGookin from Amiqus
Recruitment reimagined will equip you with the essential knowledge and tools to confidently navigate recruitment compliance and deliver an exceptional candidate journey. Here’s what we’ll cover:
1. Legal landscape and your obligations: Get clear guidance from SRC on the critical legal and contractual responsibilities for your recruitment business.
2. Real-world insights and lessons: Learn from Amiqus’s extensive work with recruitment firms. We’ll share common challenges, proven strategies, and practical examples of how organisations are transforming their onboarding and compliance processes.
3. Meeting candidate and client expectations: Understand what today’s candidates and clients expect from a modern onboarding experience. SRC will explore how meeting these expectations can elevate your service and become your competitive advantage.
4. Tech-driven excellence: Discover how digital identity tools can help recruitment teams manage compliance checks more efficiently while contributing to a smoother candidate experience.
Our speakers

Stephen Rookes
Stephen Rookes has been a thought leader in the professional recruitment sector for over 20 years. He served as the Commercial and Legal Director of a multi-billion-pound global recruiter and has held the prestigious position of Chair of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) twice.
Stephen has represented the professional recruitment sector as a key industry stakeholder on important legislative matters, including the Agency Workers Regulations, IR35, and the Off-Payroll Working Rules. As Director of Strategic Risk & Compliance Consultancy Limited (SRC), Stephen now acts as a trusted business adviser to 25 UK and international clients across the entire recruitment supply chain, guiding them through the complexities of evolving regulatory landscapes.

Chris McGookin
Chris McGookin has been a Business Development Manager at Amiqus since March 2022. During this time, he has supported numerous organisations in the recruitment sector, from startups to established enterprise firms, in making their onboarding process quick, simple, and secure by using the Amiqus platform.